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Mark 8:5

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

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KJV ORIGINAL

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Jesus asked them, 'How much bread do you actually have?' They were like, 'Seven loaves.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes Jesus asks what you have before he shows you what he can do with it.

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